Aspire Senior Living Jonesburg

In the surveyor’s words

From the most serious findings on record at Aspire Senior Living Jonesburg, in the surveyor’s own words.

• Actual harm, isolatedF689May 12, 2026

  Based on observation, interview, and record review, facility staff failed to safely transfer one resident (Resident #3) when staff failed to utilize two staff members while using a mechanical lift, the mechanical lift tipped over, which resulted in left femoral fractures, right femur fractures, a bruise to the forehead, and a T12 compression fracture (occurs when the 12th thoracic vertebra) required hospitalization. Facility staff failed to utilize two staff for bed mobility for one dependent resident (Resident #1) which resulted in a femur fracture. Facility staff failed to utilize two staff in a manner to assure resident safety for one resident (Resident #2) out of three sampled residents. The facility census was 63.1. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF803Aug 28, 2025

  Based on observation, interview and record review, facility staff failed to use standardized recipes to prepare foods for service to all residents and serve food in accordance with the nutritionally calculated menus. Facility staff failed to provide menus with the food items and portion sizes to be served for all diet types utilized by the facility and failed to record substitutions made to the menus. These failures have the potential to affect all residents. The facility census was 59. 1. Review of the facility's policy titled Food Service to Residents, dated 01/30/24, showed food will be prepared and served in a manner that meets the individual needs of the resident. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF812Aug 28, 2025

  Based on observation, interview and record review, facility staff failed to store food in a manner to prevent potential contamination and outdated use and ensure the use of food in a first-in, first-out manner. Facility staff failed to ensure dishes were clean and air dried prior to stacking in storage to prevent the growth of foodborne pathogens. Facility staff failed to perform hand hygiene as often as necessary using approved techniques to prevent cross-contamination. Facility staff also failed to maintain kitchen surfaces and equipment clean and in good repair to prevent potential contamination. These failures have the potential to affect all residents. The facility census was 59. […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF725Mar 1, 2022

  Based on observation, interviews and record review, the facility failed to have adequate nursing staff available to meet the needs of the residents as determined by their facility assessment, facility odors, and extended call light wait times. This had the potential to affect all residents. The facility census was 53. 1. Review of the Facility Assessment, dated 6/21/21, showed the following: -Staff Required to Care for their facility census: -Days- One Licensed Nurse per 10 residents; -Evenings- One Licensed Nurse per 15 residents; -Nights- One Licensed Nurse per 20 residents; -Based on resident population and their needs for care and support, our general approach to staffing is to ensure that we have sufficient staff to meet the needs of the residents at any given time; -Staff are… […]

• No harm, potential for more than minimal, widespreadF803Mar 1, 2022

  Based on observation, interview and record review,the facility staff failed to serve food items to residents in accordance with the nutritionally calculated recipes to residents who received small and bite-sized (SB), minced and moist (MM), and pureed diets when the facility staff made substitutions to the menus for convenience of staff. Facility staff failed to serve portion sizes in accordance with the nutritionally calculated menus to all residents. Facility staff also failed to maintain a record of substitutions made to the menus. The facility census was 53. 1. Review of the facility's Menus policy dated April 2006, showed Menus shall meet the nutritional needs of the resident in accordance with the attending physician's orders and the Recommended Dietary Allowances. […]